The Cold War Flashcards

Concepts

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Communism

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Is a doctrine that advocates a classless society in which private ownership has been abolished and the means of production belong to the community

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Capitalism

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Is an economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods. Characterised by a free competitive market and motivated by profit

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Democracy

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A system of government in which leaders are chosen by the people through a system of elections

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Cold War (1st Definition)

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Ideological battle between capitalism and communism without getting involved in an actual war

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Cold War (2nd Definition)

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A period of conflict and competition between the capitalist United States and the Communist Soviet Union without getting involved in an actual war

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Iron Curtain

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A symbolic border between the communist bloc and western European Countries during the Cold War

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Containment

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The policy of the USA to stop the spread of communism

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